We normally don't keep our friends in a jar.

Meet my friends the Kuykendalls, Mark, Marla, Kylee, and Marcus. We normally don't keep them in a jar.

In 7 days, they will be boarding a plane for Ethiopia to meet their new daughter face to face for the very first time. (Oh, to smooch that beautiful face!) They will have to make two different trips to that country before they can have the joy of bringing her home to Tyler.

For the last couple of months, my children began collecting spare change in a mason jar that we lovingly referred to as the "Mark and Marla jar". They were not sure that if their collection of coins would even make a difference. I wasn't sure either. But then I realized that their spirit of sacrificial giving was just the beginning of perhaps a great realization of who God is in the world, and how He was going to use our family in the future. Raising global citizens, one penny at a time.

If you would like to donate to the Kuykendall's journey, please don't hesitate for one moment. A mover and shaker in the adoption world has generously created a fund raiser called "Recycle Love" to assist adoptive parents make their journeys. Click here to purchase some really cool Valentine's Day t-shirts for your family while helping out another one. Make sure to type KUYKENDALL when you order.